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Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au FREE all-day parking in central Frankston is being pushed as a way to encourage shoppers to support local traders and businesses.

Frankston Labor MP Paul Edbrooke launched a ‘Free parking for Frankston’ petition this month calling on Frankston Council to make car parking free in “our CBD [central business district].”

The state government surprisingly decided in August 2015 that a multi-deck carpark at a redeveloped Frankston train station is not needed.

It was decided to instead consider a partnership with Bayside Shopping Centre to lease unused short term parking spaces for train commuters.

“The state government and Bayside [Shopping Centre]’s temporary free two hour parking trial has been extremely successful in bringing customers back to our CBD, bringing to light to the fact that council parking fees are a major obstacle for business in the CBD,” Mr Edbrooke stated in the change.org petition.

“Long term hardship experienced by traders can be attributed to Frankston Council’s parking fees driving customers away. Incredibly, Frankston Council increased their parking fees last month making the traders situation worse by driving more customers away.”

Several traders in Young St, frustrated at delays in state government project to upgrade the central Frankston street near the train station, have asked the Labor government for financial compensation.

Traders say there has been a downturn in trade they say they have suffered during the works to repave and revamp the area.

The Young St works began in November last year and were slated to finished in May. The works were originally planned to begin last July for an estimated March finish.

The project, overseen by VicRoads and carried out by Seymour Whyte contractors, is now estimated to be finished at the end of October.

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Open it up: Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke has called on council to consider making car parking free in the CBD. Pic: Gary Sissons

MP: Make parking free Continued from Page 1 Mr Edbrooke’s petition for council to scrap paid parking in central Frankston comes as councillors at September’s public council meeting debated charging developers a $19,500 levy for each car parking space requirement at a new development waived by council or when council is overruled on car parking requirements at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

Council is seeking community feedback on a parking overlay to be applied to the Frankston Planning Scheme.

Council previously charged $10,000 per car space not provided from 1987 until council amalgamations in 1994.

“That policy worked extremely well,” Cr Colin Hampton said at the council meeting held on 4 September.

“It built a double-storey car park north of Beach St with money we had collected from developers within the CAD [central activity district] itself.”

The longtime councillor said council needs to “accumulate donations” from developers wanting to build in Frankston to fund future car park spaces for central Frankston.

“There is a belief from bureaucrats, both local and state, that cars will be gone in ten years’ time,” he said.

“There is no way we are going to lose individual transport in this city.

We’re outer metropolitan – our transport system would not allow that.”

“People need to have a robust public transport system before you can start to eliminate vehicles.”

Cr Hampton said buses ran “too in-

frequently” and a lack of parking in central Frankston discourages shoppers who go elsewhere.

Cr Glenn Aitken, an architecture aficionado, expressed concern at “bulky, confronting and dog ugly” multideck car parks becoming a blight on Frankston.

“At the very inception of anyone talking multi-storey car parks they should also be talking good design and good outcomes,” Cr Aitken said at the meeting.

He praised the use of “perforated metals used to screen edifices” to avoid “a form of neo brutalism” in architectural design.

Frankston residents can still make submissions about the parking overlay plan to council.

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MPs say ‘yes’ to marriage equality Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au POLITICIANS who may ultimately vote in Canberra to decide if same-sex marriage is legalised in Australia are taking different approaches to the outcome of the marriage equality vote.

Local federal Liberal MPs Chris Crewther (Dunkley) and Greg Hunt (Flinders) have both confirmed they will both personally vote “yes” in response to the question “Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?” mailed out to all Australians listed on the electoral roll last week but have different views on voting in line with the postal survey outcome in their respective electorates.

Mr Crewther said he will vote for same-sex marriage to be legalised in the survey but will “support the majority will of the Australian people as determined by the postal survey” if federal MPs subsequently formally vote to change the law in parliament.

“In the postal survey itself, I will be voting ‘yes’ because, while I have my own views on marriage within Christianity, I support the separation of church and State, along with strong protections for freedom of speech and religion,” Mr Crewther said.

“The State should not impose religion or religious views and practices, nor restrict religion or religious views and practices, as stated in Australia’s Constitution.”

The Dunkley MP said he would push for any subsequent legislation after a ‘yes’ vote in the postal survey “to provide strong protections for freedom of

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speech and religion, which are absolutely crucial in a liberal democracy”.

A spokeswoman for Mr Hunt said the Flinders MP and federal Health Minister will vote ‘yes’ in the survey and would also vote ‘yes’ in any free vote in parliament.

“The Minister strongly endorses the rights of all Australians to have a say and has supported this all along,” Mr Hunt’s spokeswoman Samantha Robin said.

“The Minister has always stated that he will vote ‘yes’ in a free vote in the parliament and he has also said on many occasions that he will be voting ‘yes’ in the plebiscite. He was elected on this basis and will stand by this position.”

Results of the non-compulsory survey run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics will be announced on 15 November and will be broken down along elector-

ate and state boundary lines.

Federal MPs — both those for and against same-sex marriage being legalised in Australia — are under no obligation to heed the result of the survey in their electorate.

There will be no parliamentary vote if the national survey result opposes same-sex marriage.

Federal Isaacs Labor MP Mark Dreyfus said he will vote ‘yes’ for marriage equality, both in the postal survey and in parliament, no matter the outcome of the survey vote in his electorate although he is “very confident” the ‘yes’ vote will win in Isaacs.

“Labor didn’t want this $122 million postal survey. We wanted marriage equality to become law through a free vote in Parliament, but internal and ongoing divisions within the Liberal Party made this postal survey happen,” Mr Dreyfus said.

“I will be voting yes for marriage equality. There is a lot of talk from the ‘no’ campaign about how marriage equality will infringe on freedom of speech and freedom of religion. It’s simply untrue. Marriage equality will mean that couples of the same gender are allowed to be legally married in Australia. Nothing more, nothing less.”

“Marriage rights are human rights and I will be voting to support marriage equality when this next comes to parliament.

“As a voluntary, postal vote that is most likely to disenfranchise younger people, this survey is rigged against the yes vote.”

People should post back completed surveys in free post-pay envelopes sent out by the ABS before 27 October to meet a 7 November deadline for the collection of votes ahead of the survey result on 15 November.

No monitor yet

THE arrival of a state government appointed monitor to oversee Frankston Council operations has not yet been finalised.

Labor Local Government Minister Marlene Kairouz said the government has not yet decided the duration of the monitor’s stay in Frankston.

The state government announced last Sunday (10 September) that a monitor will attend council meetings amid concerns about councillor “infighting” in recent months (“‘Infighting’ at council condemned”, The Times 11/9/17).

“We have concerns about the conduct and proper functioning of Frankston Council – that’s why we are appointing a monitor,” Ms Kaiouz said last week.

“The monitor will report back to the government on how the Frankston Council is operating and give assistance where required.”

Ms Kairouz succeeded Natalie Hutchins as Local Government Minister in a state cabinet reshuffle last Wednesday.

The Minister can sack councillors and send in government administrators to run council at the recommendation of the monitor.

Frankston mayor Cr Brian Cunial revealed he and council CEO Dennis Hovenden spoke to the Local Government Investigations and Compliance Inspectorate to “raise concerns” about “good governance” at council.

The monitor’s remuneration has also not been agreed yet.

Frankston ratepayers will pay the bill for the monitor who is expected to track council’s performance for at least three months.

A monitor called in to Casey Council last year cost about $1200 each day.

The monitor at Casey found no trigger to sack the council.

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FIVE peninsula sports and leisure centres will be managed by a private operator from 29 October after Mornington Peninsula Shire decided to outsource day-to-day operations to a company that manages more than 120 such centres across Australia.

Belgravia Leisure will manage and operate the Pelican Park Recreation Centre in Hastings, Mornington’s Civic Reserve Recreation Centre, the Somerville Health & Fitness Studio, Crib Point Pool and Western Port Gymnastics at the Hastings Hub. The Bayswater-based leisure centre and golf course management company will also run All Access outreach programs for older adults in Mornington, Rosebud, Hastings, Somers, Blairgowrie and Somerville.

In May this year The Times revealed Peninsula Leisure Pty Ltd, a Frankston Council owned company, and Belgravia Leisure had spoken to the shire about managing peninsula sports and leisure centres.

Frankston councillors subsequently voted to restrict Peninsula Leisure’s operations to the two Frankston swimming centres amid concerns about “financial risks” to Frankston ratepayers through “empire building”.

The door was left open for Peninsula Leisure

to present a business plan to operate other sports centres within the Frankston municipality.

Peninsula Leisure operates the Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre (PARC) in Frankston and the Pines Forest Aquatic Centre in Frankston North.

The shire announced the “partnership” with Belgravia Leisure last Thursday (14 September) and said all council staff at the five centres will be offered employment by the private company “with recognition of prior service and maintenance of existing terms and conditions of employment”.

The deal to have Belgravia Leisure manage the centres was hailed as “a win-win-win” by the mayor Cr Bev Colomb.

“This is a win-win-win: a win for cost-effective service delivery on behalf of our community, a win for members and user groups and a win for staff,” Cr Colomb said in a statement.

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Big splash: The Peninsula Aquatic and Recreation Centre managed by Peninsula Leisure opened three years ago. Picture: Yanni

nance of the buildings and remains committed to ensuring sport, leisure and recreation service are available to our community.

“We’re looking forward to working closely with Belgravia Leisure to further our commitment to delivering the best health and wellbeing outcomes and services for the best value for money.”

The mayor said it will be “business as usual” at the sports and leisure centres after Belgravia Leisure steps in to take control of the council-run centres.

Council CEO Carl Cowie said the shire has signed a five-year management deal with Belgravia Leisure.

There is a “first extension option at council’s discretion” after two years and a second extension option after year four of the five-year arrangement.

Ratepayers will pay $5,720,290 to Belgravia Leisure over five years in management fees.

Mr Cowie advised Belgravia Leisure can make changes to centres’ operating hours after the first 12 months of the five-year deal have elapsed.

While all existing staff will be hired on an existing pay and conditions basis the shire CEO said this may not be the case for future employees when asked

by The Times.

“New team members would be employed by Belgravia Leisure on their terms and conditions,” he said.

Belgravia Leisure CEO Nick Cox said the company will host breakfasts and information sessions for leisure centre group members and will work with staff during the transition period.

“Belgravia Leisure is very excited to

be partnering with Mornington Peninsula Shire and we look forward to working with the local team in expanding upon the current programs and services,” Mr Cox said in a statement.

“We will work with existing members, user groups and community organisations to plan and deliver a range of new and exciting aquatic and fitness programs. In particular, our focus will be on increasing access for people of all ages and abilities.

“Belgravia Leisure will maintain existing memberships and bookings, with no changes to current programs, services or operational hours. We are confident that through additional programming significant benefits will flow through to the community.”

Belgravia Leisure was founded in 1990 by current chairman Geoff Lord, a former president of Hawthorn Football Club and Melbourne Victory, and employs more than 4500 people across leisure centres managed in partnership with state governments and councils.

A 7-2 majority of shire councillors voted to award a five-year contract to Belgravia Leisure at this month’s council meeting on Tuesday 12 September.

The decision was discussed in private after the public council meeting for commercial-in-confidence reasons.

Crs Colomb, Rosie Clark, Bryan Payne, Hugh Fraser, Frank Martin, Simon Brooks and Antonella Celi voted in favour of the awarding of the contract.

Crs Kate Roper and David Gill voted against the deal.

The only sports centre to remain under council management after October will be the Somerville Recreation & Community Centre.

The stadium that houses basketball courts was severely fire damaged and closed to the public in May 2016.

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LXRA: ‘No change’ on road closure Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au THE state government authority tasked with removing level crossings along the Frankston line is not for turning on a decision to close Eel Race Rd in Carrum.

The Level Crossing Removal Authority, a Department of Transport body established to manage the separation of rail and road at level crossings throughout Victoria, has stood by an announcement to close the road rather than build rail over or under Eel Race Rd. Some Carrum residents fear being “landlocked” and say there will be traffic jams at the McLeod Rd intersection if Eel Race Rd is sealed off to motorists.

State Liberal opposition leader Matthew Guy visited Carrum this month and pledged to “reopen” the road if the Coalition wins government at next November’s state election.

LXRA project director Brad Smith said most McLeod Rd drivers will see travel times decrease through a new intersection at McLeod Rd. “Expert traffic modelling shows that removing level crossings at Carrum, building a Station St bridge over the Patterson River and closing Eel Race Rd will reduce traffic on local roads and around local

schools,” he said.

“The Metro Tunnel project will mean more trains on the Frankston line which will make level crossings even more dangerous and congested.”

The LXRA says there have been 41 reported safety incidents at the Mascot Avenue, Station St and Eel Race Rd intersections earmarked for removal.

Carrum Labor MP Sonya Kilkenny said the decision to close Eel Race Rd “was not taken lightly”.

“All components of the road and rail reconfiguration, including the closure of Eel Race Rd, will work together in a very strategic, considered and deliberate way to bring about a reduction in traffic and ratrunning on local roads and around nearby schools and kindergartens,” Ms Kilkenny said.

“Residents living on Valetta St, Kalimna St, Walkers Rd and the southern end of Station St will have quieter and safer streets, with only local traffic using these roads.”

The construction of a 900-metre long elevated rail bridge will begin next year. The elevated rail will be built over McLeod Rd and Station St. Premier Daniel Andrews announced last month that a $50 million promenade including “parkland and picnic places” will be built under the elevated rail.

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Derelict: Plans may be afoot to make use of the abandoned Seaford substation. Picture: Gary Sissons

Substation conversion plan OTHER uses for the Seaford substation will be canvassed by Frankston Council to make use of the building constructed in the 1920s.

Councillors at this month’s public council meeting voted to investigate possibly converting the abandoned building into an “art museum” or “community hub”.

Cr Kris Bolam said Seaford residents at a recent ward meeting with ratepayers had mentioned making use of the substation.

The Seaford substation is located on VicTrack land and effectively falls under state government control but council CEO Dennis Hovenden believes council can be involved in discussions about its future use.

“I think there is a level of willingness from VicTrack and PTV [Public Transport Victoria]

to work with council,” Mr Hovenden said at the meeting.

Cr Glenn Aitken said the building “needs some work at significant cost” but agreed with Seaford residents that the historic building “could serve a greater purpose”.

He noted some concrete had fallen from the main building but he understood, from discussions with government authorities, that “the building is as solid as a rock”.

Council officers will check whether the building is showing signs of “concrete cancer”, investigate if asbestos was used in its construction and will look the “structural integrity” of the building and report back to council in November about possible uses for the substation.

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Salute to US jazz: Anite Harrism and, from left, Leon Heale, Alan Richards, Kim Harris and Graeme Steel, are coming to Frankston to perform works by US composers George and Ira Gershwin. Picture: Supplied

Always Summertime for Anita Harris THE works of US composers George and Ira Gershwin will get a working over from jazz singer Anita Harris and her band when she takes to the stage at Frankston Bowling Club on September 24.

Harris, a popular performer at jazz festivals around Victoria and beyond, has called her program Gershwing, which gives an indication of the direction she will take.

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Interstate chase snares pair A MAN and a woman on the run following a home invasion in Langwarrin and liquor store robberies in Carrum Downs, Rye, Cranbourne, Berwick and Clyde were arrested in rural New South Wales last week after a dramatic police chase in a stolen car.

The 24-year-old man, of no fixed address, and the woman, 19, of Cranbourne, were spotted by police driving a Mitsubishi Pajero 4WD at high speed on the Mitchell Highway, Orange, Sunday 10 September.

Police aborted their chase over “public safety concerns” but, about 15 minutes later, they saw the car on another road after it collided with a safety barrier.

They attempted to intercept the couple who allegedly reversed into the police car and then drove into an oncoming lane and across several paddocks, damaging 15 fences in the process.

The couple abandoned the car at a farm near Clifton Grove and made a run for it before being arrested. Police searched the car and allegedly found “several items believed to be stolen”.

Police will allege the pair, along with another man, 28, of Cranbourne East, terrorised the Langwarrin resident, Monday evening, 4 September, before punching and kicking him, threatening him with a Taser and then stealing his phone and car.

After the harrowing incident, the Langwarrin resident ran next door and called police. His Mazda sedan, registration 1HE5TL, was then allegedly used in a $30 petrol drive-off in Carrum Downs. It is still missing.

Earlier that day, the man allegedly stole five packs of bourbon from the Carrum Downs IGA liquor outlet and taunted the attendant to “call

the police” when she challenged him. He then allegedly attempted to Taser her, but the weapon failed to fire.

Senior Constable Stephen Miotla, of Frankston police, said the man – possibly with the woman – then allegedly stole bourbon from four Coles liquor outlets, Wednesday 6 September, while armed with a knife.

After dumping the Mazda the pair stole the Pajero from outside a Cranbourne East primary school and drove through Canberra and into country NSW. After being arrested, the man was charged with several offences including not stopping during a police pursuit, negligent driving, trespass, malicious damage, larceny and a first instance warrant.

The woman was charged with a joyriding offence.

Both were refused bail to appear at Orange Local Court, Monday 11 September.

Senior Constable Miotla said police will seek to extradite the man back to Melbourne at the end of any jail sentence he receives in NSW to face charges, including aggravated home invasion, aggravated burglary, armed robbery, theft of a car and phone, assault and making threats to kill.

Police last week were also seeking to extradite the woman to face court on similar charges.

Senior Constable Miotla said the second man in the alleged Langwarrin home invasion was arrested Thursday 7 September and charged with 13 counts, including aggravated home invasion, aggravated burglary, armed robbery, theft of a car, assault and making threats.

He has been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court in December.

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Police say the 21-year-old, with two accomplices, had tried to rob a Broderick Rd house when the owner confronted them.

The men ran off but the 21-year-old was cornered and the dog brought him to ground.

He suffered unspecified injuries requiring plastic surgery at Frankston Hospital and was discharged on Saturday 9 September.

Detective Acting Sergeant Ryan Collins, of Frankston CIU, said the man was charged with aggravated burglary and remanded to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court, Wednesday 20 September.

His alleged accomplices, a 24-year-old Carrum Downs man and a 21-year-old Pearcedale man, were arrested after a window was smashed to steal car keys in Allard Drive, Carrum Downs, 2am, Thursday 7 September.

They were confronted by the resident and ran off before being arrested a short time later and charged with aggravated burglary. The pair was bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court at a later date.

The next day the 24-year-old was arrested and charged with theft after allegedly stealing from the Platypus store, Bayside shopping centre.

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A FRANKSTON woman lost her licence last week after residents reported her to police for driving erratically.

The 63-year-old was later breath-tested and returned a reading of 0.272 per cent – more than five times the legal limit.

Police had received reports of her crashing into street signs and stationary objects in Margate Av about 6pm. The woman was tracked to a nearby address.

She had her licence suspended for 12 months and her car impounded for 28 days at a cost of $1005.

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Estuary’s litter comes from far and wide LITTER from across Port Phillip as far away as Stonnington, Yarra and Boroondara local government areas and the suburb of Parkdale is ending up in Balcombe Estuary, a survey has found.

Forty year 6 Balcombe Grammar students, with the help of their teachers and Balcombe Estuary Reserve Group Mt Martha, conducted the litter survey at the end of Henley Av, Mt Martha, in the estuary’s south-eastern corner.

They found rubbish thickly covered the ground and in 30 minutes, from a 100 square metre area, collected litter, including small bits that can be swallowed by fish.

They then emptied it on to a tarpaulin before sorting it into recyclables and non-recyclables.

Much of the soft plastics and plastic bags were so dirty they could not be recycled.

Recyclables included glass, plastic bottles, bottle tops, drink cans and paper.

Non-recyclables for landfill included straws, balls, fishing tackle, cigarette lighters, five syringes, polystyrene, rope, polystyrene and bits of plastic.

BERG MM schools program coordinator Jenny Selby said the environment group was keen to raise the awareness of a younger generation to pollution and rubbish issues.

“A number of students had already seen the ABC’s War on Waste program and, after our community viewing, the school also prepared them by showing the film, A Plastic Ocean, which highlights the dire amount of

Waste sorted: Students from Balcombe Grammar School, Mt Martha, have sorted through rubbish collected at Balcombe Eastuary. From left are, Eve Haimona, Summer Lyne, Suzanne Ryan (of BERG Mt Martha), Corey Hastings, Max Hands and Shani Fly. Picture: Liz Barraclough

plastic floating in our oceans,” Ms Selby said.

“We want to highlight the quality of water in what we generally think is a clean bay that they enjoy and swim in during summer.

“They probably rarely see any floating rubbish, although they may

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“We want them to realise that most of the rubbish collected came in from the sea or bay and was deposited at high tide when the mouth of the estuary was open,” Ms Selby said.

“We could prove this because the council’s gross pollutant traps would have captured most of the street rubbish. And after a big storm that partly destroyed some of the beach boxes, we found some of their material, such as planks of painted wood, beach buckets and even a surf board scattered round the edges of the estuary.”

Asked how pollution of the waterways could be prevented, eliminating rubbish from our environment, the students came up with several answers.

Don’t drop rubbish, recycle, stop using single-use shopping bags and use alternative reusable, long-life bags or, better still, wrap in paper or carry home in baskets.

The most important of the students’ messages – we don’t need to buy as many throwaway items in the first place, One student told the litter gatherers that he found a cigarette lighter in a snapper he had caught in the bay.

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LETTERS

Shire looks to lease city office SOME of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s planning staff and senior executives may soon be operating out of an office in central Melbourne.

The shire’s CEO Carl Cowie told The Times on 31 August that “there is nothing to report regarding a Shire office in central Melbourne”.

But one day later (1 September), in his regular Friday email to shire staff Weekly Message, Mr Cowie described sitting in an Uber “waiting to get on the Monash [Freeway]” on his way to a meeting in the Melbourne CBD with “the exec team”.

(He also praised the benefits of having a tablet, or hand held computer, “so you can really get your work done anywhere”.)

Exactly one week before (25 August) Mr Cowie’s email to staff said “we have received some pricing for what could be a good first site for a shire planning presence in the CBD”.

“I will be inviting several key officers for a look at the office space on Friday 1 September.”

The shire’s media department did not respond when asked by The Times on the office inspection day: “Is the shire planning, or investigating, having an office in or near central Melbourne?”

The quotes attributed to Mr Cowie the previous day also included: “Any such decision [about a Melbourne CBD office] would require Council approval.”

Councillors have been briefed about problems faced by the shire in retaining qualified planning staff and the offer of a city office is seen as a “perk” to persuade them to stay.

One councillor some years ago told The Times that cars were required to attract “bright young things” to the shire from the city.

A city office might also prove beneficial to executives who do not reside on the peninsula, even though they knew the position they applied for was based in Rosebud, Mornington or Hastings.

Keith Platt

Farm rescue Really, I can’t see why mega rich media mogul Rupert Murdoch can’t, or won’t, chip in as Dame Elisabeth’s son and totally come to the rescue of her beloved Cruden farm with all its money woes (“Cruden Farm homes plan on the outer” The Times 4/9/17). Where’s Rupert Murdoch in all this?

Sharon Bayer, Frankston

Men miss out Georgie Harman CEO ‘Beyond Blue” wrote in September about the national calamity that is suicide, saying ”eight Australians take their lives each day”. They are Melbourne University figures and show 77 per cent are male.

Male suicide and other men’s issues can be addressed in other ways but are not because men have allowed them themselves to become under represented in the realm of things.

Suicide is a permanent solution to most often a temporary problem.

Many men, especially in the critical 35 to 45 age group, may do something radical in the face of painful stressors because they are socialised to be men of action.

Unfortunately, the massive funding as a consequence of family violence has not factored men in at all. Men need refuges too, and suggesting critical “outreach” as well to men whose profile shows what might happen.

Many men will continue to take things into their own hands unless approaches other than those available are thought of as the solution, not the final one, which is so often absolutely unnecessary.

Remember, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem and can be reduced by practical approaches not theoretical.

Tony Nicholl, Mt Eliza, facilitator Dads in Distress, Parents Beyond Breakup

Tollway ‘art’ In 2011, when Southern Way funded the rusty ram’s head known by the fancy title “Rex Australis” and installed it beside the Skye Rd exit from

Smash it up: The sculpture entitled Iconoclast is a newcomer to Peninsula Link. Picture: Gary Sissons

Peninsula Link, I expressed the opinion that it was hideous.

I notice that in 2017 Southern Way has outdone the ugliness of that piece by inflicting upon us as its replacement something called “Iconoclast”, which resembles a large, nondescript piece of meteorite which has been dropped onto a metal pylon by a passing UFO. Both the rock and the pylon have about as little visual appeal as could possibly be imagined. A more appropriate title for this monstrosity might have been “A pile of crap”. And to think that our tollway money helps to pay for this sort of stuff.

Michael Long, Frankston

The power of one What a mish mash of insanity,political and economic ideology, greed and profits our electricity

supply has become.

A foreign owned company shuts down [Victoria’s] Hazelwood power station and another company wants to shut down the Liddell power station [in NSW].

Back in my memory striking unionists were threatened with jail under the Essential Services Act for effectively doing the same.

We are exporting gas and mountains of coal to be burnt elsewhere on the planet but we cannot create electricity here by using a little bit of it.

Isn’t this class A madness?

Even our mountains of exported iron ore needs to be smelted,creating massive carbon emissions.But it is making steel.

No wonder the thinking classes are voting for someone, anyone, other than the inept, stupid politicians running and ruining this country.

For the sake of sanity and stability build two or more replacement power stations fuelled by coal or gas. Stop subsiding wind, solar and (ha ha) giant batteries.

At the end of this century, the 28 billion people on this planet, all on cheap nuclear power, will laugh at us and our state-sponsored carbon theory religion.

Above all else, get the parasites out of the system: Distributors, wholesalers and retailers, each returning a (compounding) profit to their shareholders, all manipulating prices and fees according to “market forces”, as if electricity was real estate.

None of them are interested in maintenance or service unless forced to.

Look at the high voltage transmission pylons in South Australia that fell over in high winds.

Get them all out of it. Generate the power and deliver it to our door with one entity like it used to be and must be again.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

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WHAT’S NEW...

Mornington Running Festival is coming THE Mornington Running Festival is here again, offering a safe and enjoyable race weekend, while experiencing an array of events including exhibitors, stalls, seminars, and workshops.

Saturday September 23 sees the Mornington Health and Lifestyle Expo. The day will include amusements rides, free kids activities, workshops, expo, amusement rides, face painting, free kids games, food trucks, live music, Mornington little athletics activities and more.

On Sunday the Mornington Running Festival includes the 1km kids dash, Nicholas Lynch 5km and 10km fun run/walk and the popular PARC Half Marathon 21.1km distance. There will be plenty of activities including amusement rides, face painting, free kids games, food trucks, live music, Mornington little athletics activities and more. Event People in partnership with the Mornington Little Athletics Club will be running a number of track and field events

Main Street Collective hits Mornington THERE’S a new fashion store in Mornington with the opening of Main Street Collective. The store offers predominately men’s wear for all ages, and owner Maddie Orchard, is delighted to bring a new shopping experience to the peninsula.

“Main Street Collective offers something dressier and suitable for both men’s and ladies fashion for all occasions, while concentrating mainly on male fashion,” said Maddie. “We offer the best customer service and make shopping easy for everyone that walks in. I want to be a one stop destination for shoppers and to offer the

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While Main Street Collective has a large range of men’s fashion, it also stocks a small range of women’s wear.

“I am delighted to have new women’s labels arriving into the store as summer approaches, so will be offering a much larger range as time goes on,” said Maddie. “I am very passionate about what I do and have always loved buying garments since working in the surf store for many years.”

Main Street Collective is at 40 Main Street, Mornington. Phone 5976 7709 or 0408 571019.

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7am – 11am Fun runs including Half Marathon, 10km, 5km and 1km Kids Race 7am – 2pm Amusement Rides, Hot Shots Tennis, TTX table Tennis, Soccer, Kids Games 10am – 2pm Food Truck Festival 10am Little Athletics Competition – Shot Put (Free to Enter)

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SUPERB DESIGN AND CREATIVITY RADIATING the best this exclusive Mount Eliza enclave has to offer, this grand home, offered for sale for the first time in 17 years, has a magnificent orientation that maximises the view across the Moorooduc Plains. Like the opening lines of an epic poem the first introduction to the home is one of enticement; beckoning you to proceed further. The entrance opens onto an elevated position where the astonishing outdoor vista before you is framed by floor to ceiling windows that flood the expansive open plan living and dining room with calming natural light that gleams off the handsome oak floors. Incorporated into the space is a crisp white kitchen which will be every entertainers dream with thoughtful attention to detail fulfilling practically every culinary need. The kitchen island features elegant stone tops and a clever use of the glistening cabinets reveals the concealed dishwasher and refrigerator, plus there is an induction cook top with gas wok burner and twin wall mounted ovens. The luxurious master bedroom with walk-in robe and ensuite also enjoys the breathtaking view, whilst downstairs to the ground floor are three more large bedrooms with built-in robes sharing a superb family bathroom, and a brilliant media room that opens out to a series of landscaped paths that meander through the stunning gardens. Complete with its own pleasant brook, the gardens invite you to indulge in the relaxation of pool side living and there is the divine option of two alfresco entertaining areas. The upstairs balcony has a built-in barbecue and overlooks the garden and in-ground solar heated pool, which is in turn surrounded by merbau timber decking, extensive paving and landscaped hedges and grasses. The closing stanza to this poetic dream home is a host of fine appointments that perfectly illustrate the thoughtful attention to detail provided in this recently updated home.n

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Alexander Nicholson survives a snake bite Compiled by Cameron McCullough A CASE of snakebite occurred at Frankston on Wednesday afternoon, the victim being a school boy named Alexander Nicholson.

It appears that he, in company with other lads, was going through some scrub at the back of the school grounds when he felt what at first he thought was a thorn prick him on the knee.

Later on he began to feel sick, and the head teacher was informed.

On examination two distinct punctures were seen, and Mr Jennings at once tied a ligature above the marks, cut an incision each side and sucked the wound.

The lad was then taken to Dr Maxwell’s who gave what further aid was necessary to counteract the poison, and he has now quite recovered. *** AN American Tea and Jumble Fair will be held in the Frankston Mechanics’ Hall on Saturday afternoon and evening next, in aid of the funds of St Paul’s Church of England. *** THE Hon. Secretary of the Wattle Club begs to acknowledge the receipt of a donation of tobacco and cigarettes from Mrs Mann, “Harbury”, Frankston, for the benefit of returned wounded soldiers. *** WE regret to learn that there is no improvement in Mr Reynold’s health.

He is at present in St Pancras hospital.

Mrs Reynolds wishes us to state that she will carry on the business of selling the boots during Mr Reynolds illness, and Mr Wood has kindly

offered to look after the billiard room from whom the key can be obtained. *** WORD was received last week from the Defence Department by Mr D. P. Cain of Frankston that his son Pte Walter J. Cain was killed in action on 19th July 1916.

The letter also contained condolence from the King, Queen and Commonwealth.

Pte Cain was a general favorite in Frankston and identified himself with the church choir and was an enthusiastic footballer.

The many friends of Mr Cain deeply sympathise with him in his sad loss. *** ON Tuesday 25th to Saturday 29th Sept., 1917 the 7.32am train from Mornington will leave Frankston at 8.14am (instead of 8.19am) and run non-stop to Mordialloc leaving Mordialloc at 8.32am (instead of 8.46) stopping only at Caulfield, thence express to Melbourne arriving 9.10am.

On these dates extra train will leave Frankston at 8.19am, taking up the ordinary running of the 7.32am ex Mornington and stopping at usual station for latter train.

Carrum depart 8.31; Mordialloc, 8.46; arrive Melbourne 9.28. *** ATTENTION is directed to the advertisement of the Commonwealth Government asking for applications for participation in the £20,000,000 4½ per cent War Loan, 1927, for war purposes only.

Bonds will be issued in amounts of £10, £50, £100, £500. and £1000,

payable to bearer.

Interest is payable half yearly is free of State and Commonwealth income tax, and is payable free of exchange at any bank or State Savings Bank.

Applications accompanied by a deposit of £10 per cent, will be received at any branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia or any bank, State Savings Bank, Money, Order Post Office, or through any member of a recognised Stock Exchange.

Instalments payable similarly. Subscription list closes 2nd November. *** Mrs Barclay, of Osborne House, Frankston, has received the following sympathetic letter from General Birdwood in reply to one sent by her, inquiring the reason why her son Pte. H. W. T. Andrews had not had the usual leave of absence granted to men at the front.

Private Andrews is the only surviving son of Mrs Barclay.

He landed at Gallipoli on the 5th of May 1915, and was at the evacuation when he was afterwards sent to France, where he was wounded.

He has never had a day’s leave till that granted on 18th May, 1917.

1st Anzac Corps, France, 3rd August, 1917.

Dear Mrs Barclay, On receipt of your letter, I immediately made inquiries regarding your son in our 9th battalion, and I am glad to be able to tell you that he is with the regiment and in good health.

I quite agree in all you say as regards his having deserved a rest, and you will be pleased to know that

he had leave to England on the 18th May. This would have been granted him earlier, but he happened to be in hospital when his turn became due.

As you can imagine, all our men much appreciate and look forward to their ten days in England, and I only wish it were possible to give them longer leave. I am glad to say, however, that my men have recently had about two months complete rest from the trenches during nice warm weather, and the health and spirits of all are excellent.

I can fully enter into your feelings of anxiety regarding your only son, of whom you can rightly be proud, in the knowledge that he willingly answered the call of the Empire, and with his comrades has displayed so much gallantry and self sacrifice in the cause of justice and freedom.

I sincerely trust that he will be spared to return to you in safety and with honor when we have finally defeated our enemies, And with kind regards.

Yours sincerely, W. V. BIRDWOOD. *** Echoes from the Front. WHERE ARE THE BOYS WE KNOW! France, 1/6/17.

Dear Macdonald,—Your letter of 4th April to hand which I was very pleased to receive. You may have heard that I left the battalion shortly after you and since then my mail has been following me all round the place.

I was away two months altogether and am now back again, fit as a fiddle, with my ankle certainly weak,

but not too bad at all.

I tried to locate you while I was in England and hoped that you would have been at the 3rd London General where I was. Quite likely, however, your place was far nicer, and certainly hope so.

You needn’t worry about Heatly, he is quite alright and was sitting tight in a shell hole all that trying time.

Remember me to Cpl. Mace if he is still there, I hope you will both be soon fit and well, and yet, when you are, I suppose you’ll have to buckle into harness again, and I know after a “Blighty” that’s not the nicest prospect in the world.

I suppose you have been told that the O.C. put your stunt in as a V.C. one, anyhow I am right glad to know you got the D.C.M., and none knows better than I you deserve it, and I heartily congratulate you. I am at present acting O.C. “D” Company, as Cpt Harriott is away in England on leave.

We are having a very good time, as we have been billeted in a French village ever since we joined up, which is over a fortnight ago.

We are having splendid weather here and the country is looking fine.

Major James is acting O.C., and Col Watson is acting Brigadier. We have quite a lot of new officers whom you may not know when you rejoin.

Good luck and au revoir.

Yours truly, J O. SEALBBOOK. Lieut.

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By Stuart McCullough THIS is a first for me. Never before have I been asked to participate in a Postal Survey. I did once get embroiled in the Napisan Challenge, but that was more a ‘whiter than white’ rather than a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ kind of thing. And despite my best efforts to remove stubborn household stains, my use of a domestic-strength cleaning product failed to result in any major legislative amendment. That I know of. Worse still, I strongly suspect my involvement made little difference to the overall result.

I’ve always had strong opinions, but I’ve not always had the right vehicle to express them. I did, for a time, own a Daihatsu Charade. Sadly, it was barely the right vehicle to get to the shops and back and certainly wasn’t much of a vehicle to express my opinions.

Indeed, the only things my bile-green sedan communicated to the world at large were that I didn’t have much money and, quite possibly, was colour-blind. But owning a car that guaranteed my social ostracism was not enough for me. I felt the overwhelmingly misguided need to express myself through other means.

I’ve always been a big believer in writing letters to the newspaper. Back when such things required thought, contemplation and a whole lot of Liquid Paper, I’d fire off a missive to one of our major metropolitan dailies from time to time. As I recall, somewhere about Year 10 I took great umbrage when Angus Young from AC/ DC appeared to pledge himself to the service of Satan. At the time, I took a dim view of anyone who declared allegiance to the Dark Lord. With the

benefit of hindsight if not middle age, I suspect his tongue was firmly in his cheek, even as my fingers were rattling against the keys of my Remington Travel-Riter Deluxe typewriter.

I had neither an AC/DC record nor a sense of humour then.

That I’m something of a ferocious correspondent should come as no surprise. It’s a trait I’ve inherited. My

father has been responsible for more than his fair share of letters over the years. But whereas my epistles have generally been directed to the Editor’s desk, my father was more ambitious.

When he purchased a Nissan E-20, he was deeply unsatisfied with the vehicle’s performance. (I barely remember it, but I suspect the E-20 wasn’t a patch on spleen-green Daihatsu Charade.) Unable to get a satisfactory response from the head of Nissan in Australia, my father chose to dramatically escalate his dispute by writing directly to Emperor Hirohito of Japan.

To this day, my father will remark that the Emperor didn’t even have the decency to reply.

There have been other times since when I’ve built up a head of steam and seen fit to express my opinion wildly and with great passion. Often, I’ve cared little about what collateral damage might be caused. Even worse, there was a time I believed the best way to do this was in song form. When it comes to writing topical songs, the results can either been extremely clever or extremely painful.

I was convinced I was clever. Having listened back to some of those old recordings, I am now prepared to accept that these musical diatribes were not so much painful as they were an affront to humanity.

That few people ever got to hear those songs seemed, then, to be an injustice. Now I regard it as a fortuitous mercy for all involved. All things considered, it beggars belief that, long ago, I actually sang at several weddings. More amazing still is that none of those couples are divorced. Yet. But at a certain point, I stopped commit-

ting everything to song and started to express myself through that most unrequited of formats – the unpublished novel. That those outpourings failed to materialize into print is something for which I am now oddly grateful.

For someone with opinions as strong as mine, the Internet has been a Godsend. Not only can I rabbit-on at length about anything that might tickle my fancy, I can communicate directly with those whom I hold responsible for any grievance I may hold. It is because of the Internet that Taylor Swift knows exactly how disappointed I am in her new single (It sounds like ‘My Humps’ by the Black Eyed Peas. Which is not, in any way, a compliment.)

All of which brings us in a roundabout way to the upcoming and snappily-titled ‘Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey’. I’ll be voting ‘Yes’.

This time there won’t be a need to express myself in song, letters to the editor or by posting witty comments on a website. A simple tick will be enough.

I’ve heard the arguments both for and against a change but am strongly persuaded by the fact that same sex marriage – to the best of my knowledge – won’t be compulsory. Which means it’s a matter of letting other people live the lives they want to and having their relationships recognized under law. Which is fair enough. I wish those hoping for change all the best.

In the event it gets up, I’ll even dust off the monkey suit and make myself available for weddings. Please note that although all those who’ve used my services to date are still married, I won’t be playing the new Taylor Swift song. Sorry. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Stonecats set new records PENINSULA LEAGUE

By Toe Punt FRANKSTON YCW became the first team in more than 100 years of peninsula football to win four consecutive premierships on Sunday.

The Stonecats totally outclassed Bonbeach, booting eight goals to one in the second quarter and 10 unanswered goals in the last quarter to win by more than 100 points, 21.11 (137) to 5.5 (35).

Bonbeach led at quarter time, 2.0 (12) to 1.2 (8) and in fact outscored the opposition in two of the first three quarters. The problem was, Frankston YCW booted 18.8 to the Kars St end of Frankston Park in the second and last terms.

Frankston YCW went into the match with the best defence in the competition, averaging just 9.2 goals per game against them. They smashed that in the big dance.

Christian Ongarello blanketed Trent Dennis-Lane (three goals), while Byron Barry, Kevin Lylak, Anthony Barry, BJ Credlin and Craig Nankervis were absolutely dominant in the defensive end of the ground. Nankervis broke the league record last season with seven premierships. On Sunday he celebrated his eighth senior premiership and tenth overall at YCW, given he won an Under 18 and Reserves flag also.

In the middle, 38-year-old manmountain Ash Eames needed to beat inform Bonbeach ruckman Dylan Jones to give YCW the upper hand – Eames dominated Jones and anyone else who went in the middle and was awarded the RPPFM Player of the Match. Macklin Raine, in his first season, made sure

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the ruck ascendancy wasn’t loss when Eames had a spell.

This gave the likes of Scott McLeod, Tony Lester, Kyle Hutchison and Lachy Wallace first use of the footy – they executed perfectly whenever they got their hands on it.

The only change to the second semi final team was Lachlan Williams replacing Angus Wright. Williams boot-

ed two majors and was terrific. Wright played in the Under 19s premiership and was awarded the BOG medal.

On the outside, Matt LaFontaine was one of the best players on the ground and together with Jai Coghlan, Michael Debenham and Ryan Santon, they thrust the ball forward with consistent ease.

Once in attack, the Stonecats looked unstoppable.

Josh Butland booted five goals to make it 51 for the season, Anthony Bruhn finished with four majors and Paul Minchington and Luke Paynter finished with a couple each. Riley Hodson made sure when the ball got inside the attacking arc, it wasn’t coming out – his pressure was enormous.

Wayne Capp became a premiership coach in his debut season as the man

at the helm. His job this season, given the VFL-listed players in the team (11), cannot be underestimated. It’s nice to have them available, but rarely were they consistently.

On the field, and off the field, Frankston YCW has been the benchmark for two decades – there was little reason to suggest on Sunday that that was going to change any time soon.

Sharks just too good in Nepean Grand Final NEPEAN LEAGUE

By Toe Punt SORRENTO capped off an outstanding 2017 MPNFL Nepean Division season on Saturday when it led all afternoon to beat Frankston Bombers by 14 points.

Sorrento controlled the match on its terms for all but 15 minutes in the third quarter to win 13.5 (83) to 10.9 (69).

Had Frankston Bombers got its nose in front in the third quarter, the result could have been different. However, as they did throughout the match, the Sharks had the right answers when it mattered most.

Kicking with the aid of the wind to Frankston Park’s Kars St end, together with a parochial crowd riding them to an upset victory, Frankston really challenged in the ‘premiership quarter’ to bring the scoreboard to 56 to 49.

One of many of Sorrento’s young, local, talented stars, Marcus Gardner, then booted his first goal for the afternoon and Chris Dawes booted his second to stretch the margin back out to 19 points at the last change.

Coming home with the aid of the breeze, the Sharks kicked the first two goals of the final quarter, both by Nick Corp, to lock away the victory and yet another premiership cup.

To its credit, Frankston continued to rally and booted the final three goals of the game – by then, it was far too late.

Immediately after the match, exclusively to The News, premiership coach Troy Schwarze announced that “it was a great way to go out”.

“I’m done Toey. It’s been a great season and today was a great day, but

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I’m shot and there’s no better way to retire,” Schwarze said.

“It’s always tough to go into a grand final with the weight of expectation that you’re just going to win but the boys were just superb today.

“We kept at our task, played the way we wanted, didn’t get unsettled and won the match,” Schwarze said.

The coach was spot on. The difference between the two sides was skill execution.

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Frankston Bombers continually looked rushed when in possession of the footy and turned the footy over countless times with poor execution by foot.

Only Sam Fox and Ryan MarksLogan consistently used the footy well by foot, although skipper Mitch Bosward worked tirelessly. Adam Pasquill was also outstanding in the ruck, replacing the injured Ryan Kitchen. He certainly broke even with

Ryan Williams, who has been fantastic for the Sharks this season.

Sorrento’s use of the footy was first class.

Skipper James Hallahan was close to best on ground given his ability to win his own footy, break away from stoppages and hit up targets with deadly accuracy.

On the receiving end of that more times than not was best on ground Leigh Poholke, who finished with six

goals.

In the middle, Luke Tapscott was a bull while young stars in Zac Byrns, Shannon Gladman, Chad Harris, Jay Blair and Dan Hickey showed tremendous maturity and skill through the middle and around the ground.

Leigh Treeby’s forward pressure, along with the agility and versatility of Jayden Tompkins and the leadership of Chris Dawes ensured that Sorrento converted a score from the majority of its forward entries.

There has been a question mark on Sorrento’s defence all season, which is something that has always fascinated me.

Daniel Grant is arguably the most skilful player by foot in the comp, Tyrren Head never loses a contest, Danny Stephenson uses the footy masterfully, Aaron Paxton is one of the most dour defenders in the competition, James Brigden is a team of the year full back and Ryan Potter and Nick Marsten can play tall or small – as a collective they were outstanding on Saturday.

It was a great day for the Sorrento Football Club, given it won the Reserves Premiership against Rosebud 8.3 (51) to 5.12 (42).

The Sharks led by six goals at half time but Rosebud booted four goals to one in the second half.

In the Under 19s, Red Hill won its first ever Under 19s premiership, winning in extra time to beat Somerville 9.6 (60) to 7.6 (48).

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The Goose returns to the kennel

By Toe Punt AFTER almost a decade, Mornington Football Club’s favorite son Simon Goosey (pictured right) has returned to the kennel.

Goosey, who coached the Doggies to eight grand finals and four premierships in the 1990’s and 2000’s, said the move back to the Dogs “feels right”.

“I’ve always loved the Mornington footy club and my son (Will) still plays there, so it seemed like the right time to go back” Goosey said.

‘The Goose’ left the Dogs to “better himself” as a coach and moved to Frankston Dolphins in the VFL, where he also had a very successful career as a coach.

“I didn’t leave Mornington because I didn’t want to be there, I moved be-

cause I wanted to become a better coach at a higher level,” Goosey said.

“I always watched Mornington when I could and I’ve always taken a keen interest in the club, even in the past 10 years when I haven’t been involved.

For the past three years, Goosey has coached in the SEFNL at Cranbourne, where he guided the club to the 2016 premiership. Cranbourne was bundled out in the Preliminary Final and the official announcement of his departure and appointment at Mornington was made last Wednesday.

Goosey, who booted almost 2000 goals in his career at Richmond in the Under 19s, Geelong in the Reserves, Frankston Dolphins, Mornington and Dromana, will bring relevance back to the Mornington Football Club.

Club Football Manager Paul Garrett agreed.

“There is a real buzz around the club with Simon’s return, which will help with the players, club officials, supporters and even the business community,” Garrett said.

“We’re all very excited to have Simon back at Mornington,” Garrett said.

Goosey believes that with a strong base of junior talent and a core group of top end talent, Mornington can be featuring in the finals again very soon.

Dunne heads to Bulls In other coaching news, former Chelsea coach Brett Dunne has been appointed at Karingal Football Club for the next three years.

Dunne was instrumental in rebuilding the Chelsea Football Club. When

he became senior coach, he had less than half a dozen players attend early pre-season sessions.

A student and teacher of the game, Dunne has an amazing network of relationships throughout the football community and is the ideal fit for the Bulls.

Dunne was also interviewed for the Red Hill and Langwarrin jobs but accepted the Karingal offer immediately.

Crib Point has also announced that it is on the look-out for a senior coach, while Red Hill is tipped to make an announcement early this week.

Langwarrin has been busy interviewing with a former MPNFL coach right in the mix, Nepean premiers Sorrento will now begin to work hard to find a coach, while Tyabb is also looking for a man to lead the charge.

Candy strikes gold, Southern faces prelim SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie CANDELA Ferreyra-Bas is the toast of local soccer after winning the 2017 NPLW Gold Medal at a gala awards night last week.

Southern United’s captain and leading scorer was a runaway winner of the award which recognises the recipient as the premier performer in Victoria’s elite women’s competition.

The 21-year-old polled 39 referees votes to street the field, 10 votes ahead of runner-up Cindy Lay of Calder United.

It was a night of great celebration for the local club as senior coach Rob Giabardo was named NPLW Coach of the Year.

Giabardo wasted little time in calling for co-coach Bill Mihaloudis to join him on stage during the presentation acknowledging their partnership which has steered Southern to the verge of finals participation after its last-placed finish in 2016, its inaugural year of competition.

Mihaloudis is a former State junior coach and Ferreyra-Bas was in his Victorian squad at the 2010 national championships.

“This is the best football I’ve seen Candy play since then and I knew halfway through the season if she continued in the way she was playing that she would be right up there. She was sensational,” said Mihaloudis.

“She’s a true leader and an exceptional girl and this award will put the spotlight on her as far as W-league clubs are concerned.”

Another Southern star in the spotlight is US import Mikhaila Bowden who is in the midst of a three-week trial with Melbourne Victory.

However Southern’s championshipwinning under-13s suffered a setback last Saturday when they lost their qualifying final against Calder United 1-0 at Monterey Reserve.

Calder pressured Southern early and Sofia Cheng found space on the right of the Southern area but shot straight at Southern keeper Cadence Vakacavu.

Southern’s gun strikers Rhys McKenna and Candy Kilderry had chances in the space of a minute but couldn’t convert then Cheng struck a low inviting ball across the face of the Southern goal but there were no takers.

Southern fans were dumbfounded in the 13th minute when Kilderry surged into the Calder area and was tripped but referee Jordan Vacouftsis waved play on.

Southern’s best chance of the half was fashioned a minute later after a surging run down the left and a back post cross from Talia Palmer but Kilderry slid down in the soggy condi-

Southern stars: Mikhaila Bowden (left) and 2017 Gold Medal winner Candela Ferreyra-Bas. . Picture: John Punshon tions and shot wide.

In the 18th minute Vakacavu played the ball out to Taylah Hennekam who was robbed by Calder striker Olivia De La Plaza-Sanchez whose shot flashed wide of the target with Vakacavu out of position.

The pivotal moment in a gripping contest came 10 minutes into the second half.

De La Plaza-Sanchez made a surging solo run then won a tackle which took her to just outside the Southern box before unleashing a high looping shot over Vakacavu and into the back of the net to break the deadlock.

Slick interpassing between Kilderry, Alessandra Davis and Brianna Watson opened up the Calder defence in the 42nd minute but Watson shot wide.

Three minutes from time McKenna sent a superb ball from the right in behind the Calder defence and although Kilderry was steaming in at the far post she couldn’t make effective contact and another chance went begging.

The loss pitches Southern into a cutthroat preliminary final next weekend against local rival Bayside United which downed South Melbourne 3-1 in their elimination final.

As we went to press Southern was waiting for confirmation from FFV

that the match would take place at Monterey Reserve on Saturday morning.

The winner will face Calder in the Grand Final on Sunday 1 October at a venue to be decided.

Altona Magic made it back-toback Victorian State 1 titles when it defeated Langwarrin 3-0 at J.L. Murphy Reserve in Port Melbourne on Saturday.

The match pitted the champion teams from State 1 South-East and State 1 North-West against each other.

Langy central defender George Whiteoak made an early impression on Magic keeper Sebastien Bechaud when the big Englishman landed on Bechaud’s back and the keeper’s teammate Jon McShane did even more damage at the 20-minute mark when defending a corner and Bechaud had to be replaced by substitute Michael Stark.

Magic had put the Langy defence under pressure before the enforced substitution with right-sided striker Jason Hayne shooting over from 10 metres in the 14th minute and young Langy keeper James Foster getting down bravely at the feet of Hayne in the 18th minute to smother well.

Magic eventually prized open the

Langy defence in the 29th minute when James McGarry headed home from point blank range.

Two minutes later ace Langy striker Liam Baxter had a golden opportunity to level after Magic lost possession at the back but curled his shot just over the bar.

A defensive blunder in the 35th minute gifted possession to McShane who blasted over from the left side of the area and three minutes later a superb solo run by attacking midfielder Amadu Koroma ended with a shot straight at Foster who gathered cleanly.

A brilliant long ball from Aaran Currie in the 42nd minute put Connor Belger through on a one-on-one with Stark but the Langy star couldn’t finish on his favoured left foot and Stark was able to parry.

Belger returned the favour three minutes into the second half with a pinpoint cross from the left which Currie blasted over at the back post.

Belger then sent Currie through in the 51st minute but the young Scot slammed a low shot against the upright and the ball was scrambled clear.

Two minutes later Foster made a fine smother to deny McShane but was helpless as Magic went further ahead in the 56th minute.

Hayne motored clear on the right and his low cross was met first time by the incoming Melvin Becket at the near post for a tap-in to make it 2-0.

A minute later Belger set up Langy midfielder John Guthrie whose shot was blocked and Foster effected a fine save to deny Ben Clarke shortly after.

A defensive blunder in the 65th minute sent Magic substitute Adamson Ajayi clear but his shot was deflected for a corner and shortly after Langy subtitute Sergio Yanez shot over after Stark failed to gather a Belger cross.

Magic substitute Festin Elmazi completed the scoreline in the 77th minute and six minutes into time added Belger passed to Baxter whose cheeky backheel set up Yanez but his close range shot sailed well over.

It was the final attacking act of an open, flowing contest dominated by Magic which ran out a deserved victor.

There were moments in the contest where Langy gave as good as it got and defender Nick Thorogood was superb.

It also was the last match for a number of Langy players as the promoted club is only allowed two visa players in the NPL and senior coach Gus Macleod will have some tough decisions to make in coming weeks as he assembles his squad.

The Lawton Park outfit’s preparations for its elevation to NPL status are in full swing and last week the club announced the appointment of former junior coach Stephen Fisher as technical director.

Fisher has completed an AFC B licence coaching course and has been working in the NPL for the past few seasons.

He is overseeing applications for suitably qualified coaches for the club’s junior teams from under-12 level to under-20s and trials for those teams will start next month as will preseason training for the seniors.

In other news Peninsula Strikers have received five applications for their senior coaching position after advertising the post last week.

Former player and ex-English professional Willie Raynes, who only took over as coach in the back half of the recently completed season, is one of the applicants.

President Trevor Johnston will seek re-election at the club’s AGM. Johnston has retired from senior football along with veteran defender Troy Williams.

This weekend: SATURDAY 10am: Southern Utd v Bayside Utd, NPLW Under-13 preliminary final at Monterey Reserve (to be confirmed).

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Pitches set-up soccer club’s future

By Ben Triandafillou THE Mt Eliza Soccer Club has seen continuous growth since starting out in 2008 and has begun to facilitate their uptake with a new set-up at Emil Madsen Reserve, Mt Eliza.

Outgrowing their home at Howard Parker Reserve, the club has sought support from the shire over the past few years to establish a new set-up.

The club now has two pitches currently up and running behind the Mt Eliza ‘Redlegs’ Football ovals which they started training and playing on early last month.

President of the Mt Eliza Soccer Club Keith Doyle said the need for the new set-up has become more important especially over the last 15-18 months.

“We are quite a young club but we are gaining a lot of traction now,” Doyle said.

“We had 34 teams playing this season, including two new girl’s teams.

“We have gone to the next level and Emil Madsen Reserve has been an amazing addition.”

Flood lights are set to be put in place over the Christmas period with plans for a third pitch to be developed.

“We’ll be starting fresh next season and rearing to go with the new lights put in place,” he said.

“The pitch’s drainage is spectacular. I’m sure the Mt Eliza Soccer Club will have one of the best facilities on the Mornington Peninsula.”

A new pavilion with 4-5 sets of change rooms and a social area is also looking at being developed in the next few years.

Kicking goals: Mt Eliza Soccer Club’s Keith Doyle on one of the new soccer pitches.

Karting success: Cadel Ambrose at the seat of his kart surrounded by his parernts Suzie and Rohan. Tony Groves from sponsors, Mornington Mazda, is in the background. Picture: Yanni

Cadel driven by challenge

By Ben Triandafillou GO KARTING talent Cadel Ambrose has concluded a thrilling season with a victory in the final round of the Australian kart championships on Sunday 3 September.

The victory pushed nine-year-old Cadel into third place of the cadet-nine Australian kart championships overall standings.

Taking to the track on Todd Road, Port Melbourne Cadel had to make up an 11 point difference in the fifth and final round to make it into the top three but the challenge just gave him more drive to succeed.

“He was pretty excited heading into the final round,” Cadel’s mother Suzie Morrell said.

“He was sitting in fourth place leading into it so he really had to perform well to make it into third place.

“He keeps telling everyone now that “I’m the

third fastest in Australia”. He raced really well all weekend and he’s really happy with making into the top three.”

Cadel, of Bittern, won round two at Geelong earlier this year and again stood at the top of the podium when awarded with a trophy for taking out the final event.

The budding young driver was also awarded with the no. 3 go kart plate at the final presentation which was held at Etihad Stadium on the Sunday night.

Cadel will now get to race a little faster next season as he moves into the cadet-12 category and the speed restrictor is removed from his go kart.

“It gets a lot more competitive with much bigger fields in the older category,” Morrell said.

“I’m a little nervous but he’s really looking forward to it and he’s just loving it at the moment.”

Rye runs “your choice” raffle THE Rye Football Club is running a “your choice” major raffle worth $40 000 this year with 800 tickets up for grabs.

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Netballers not thrown off by wet weather

By Ben Triandafillou THE early showers couldn’t hold back the netball supporters from cheering on their teams at the Nepean Football Netball League grand finals on Saturday 9 September at Bunguyan Reserve, Tyabb.

In the under-17s grand final Pearcedale overcame the wet conditions to break away late in the match to defeat Red Hill (33-27).

In a rematch of last year’s grand final, Crib Point faced Tyabb in the A-grade grand final in much better conditions as the sky cleared up for the main event. Crib Point made the most of their opportunities and was able to seal the win in a fast paced game defeating Tyabb 43-29.

Somerville got out to an early lead in the Bgrade grand final against Crib Point and never looked back to secure their victory 41-21.

It was a tight match in the C-grade grand final between Crib Point and Somerville and had to go into overtime to declare a winner. Crib Point emerged in overtime defeating Somerville by two goals (37-35).

The D-grade grand final between Rye and Frankston was close throughout. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter when Rye stretched their lead to claim the victory (35-29).

Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League operations manager, Haydn Parsons, said that there was a great crowd on the day despite the poor conditions in the morning.

“The marquees provided some shelter early on for the supporters but as the day moved on the crowd just continued to build,” Parsons said.

“There were plenty of Crib Point supporters on the day with their three teams playing in the grand finals.”

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